Willard Richards records the excommunication of William and Wilson Law, Jane Law, Robert Foster, and Howard Smith for "unchristianlike conduct."
"Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844," 91, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed December 12, 2022
6. [p.m.] B[righam] Young. W[illard] Richards, J[ohn] Taylor, G[eorge] A. Smith. H[eber] C. Kimball. W[ilford] Woodruff— of the 12— A[lpheus] Cutler, S[amuel] Bent. G[eorge] W. Harris, A Johsonn [Aaron Johnson], W[illiam] Marks. C[harles] C. Rich, A[masa] Lyman of the H[igh] Council. W[illiam] W Phelps N. K. Whitny [Newel K. Whitney]. Jno [John] Smith. J[ohn] M. Bernhisel, Jos[eph] Fielding. G[eorge] J. Adams. E[rastus] Snow. R[eynolds] Cahoon J[oseph] W. Coolidge Jno [John] Scott, J[ohn] D. Lee. L[evi] W. Hancock S[amuel] Williams Jos[eph] Young. J. P. Green [John P. Greene]— J[ohn] D. Parker, A[lexander] Mc Rae, Geo Watt, W Claytn [William Clayton] held council & unanimous cut of[f] unanimously. R. D. Foster. Wilson Law. Wm Law. Jane [Silverthorn] Law. & Howard Smith. of scott Co— Ill. from the chu[r]ch for unchristianlike conduct.